Big Wins for N.C. schools? Yes, in the lab

The Charlotte Observer
Sept. 13, 2008

The National Science Foundation is a respected organization that doesn't give out top academic honors lightly, so it's worth noting when two of North Carolina's state engineering schools are among five in the nation it named National Engineering Research Centers.

The two are (drumroll, please) N.C. State University in Raleigh and N.C. A&T in Greensboro. The designation means those programs are tops in blending cutting-edge research with training and innovation.... N.C. taxpayers support their public university system at a level that is among the most generous in the nation. That has meant a system of higher education routinely singled out for excellence. Our universities are strategic assets, and this is another example of the payoff.  Click here to read more.